There is no single truth in human affairs. We often hear the phrase, "drink the Cool-Aid." This seems to derive from the poisoned Cool-Aid and the mass suicides in the religious cult of James Town, Guinna. It also is reminiscent of the story of When the Water Changed:
Before the time of Noah, some people left society to live alone in the mountains. While they were there, back in the places they left, the water changed in such a way that all who drank it became insane. Little by little some of the people in the mountains yearned for their past life and returned to society. When they drank the changed water, they also became insane. The last man left in the mountains who had not drank the water saw what was happening. At first, he felt lucky in avoiding the insanity that came from drinking the water. Finally, he too became lonely and returned and drank the water.
This is my best recollection of the story, I don't have it exactly right. It is an old story meant to teach about some aspect of human existence.
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The story is told in Sufi books. I do not know its origin.
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